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2010 Mazda MAZDA3 body & structure problems

170 complaints about body & structure have been filed for the 2010 Mazda MAZDA3, which is 18% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
170 19% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
49,000 miles 102 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When body & structure problems show up

Body & structure complaints by mileage, 2010 Mazda MAZDA3 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 49,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 4 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 26 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 39 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 16 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 8 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 4 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 5 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 49,000 miles
Based on 102 complaints that include mileage. 68% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles4
20k to 40k miles26
40k to 60k miles39
60k to 80k miles16
80k to 100k miles8
100k to 120k miles4
120k to 140k miles5
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 102 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 49,000 miles, and 68% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes.

What owners wrote

Vehicle with continued issue with melting dashboard. Requires very frequent cleaning of the inside of the windshield due to the substance build-up from the daily heating in the florida climate. During the day the glare from the sun reflects back onto the windshield causing it to be very difficult to see. Polarized sunglasses seems to minimize the issue. At night, certain lighting also highlights the problems especially when sunglasses are not appropriate.

Reported at 42,000 miles, December 2014 Crash

This car mazda 3 I purchased in 2011 as a 2010 leftover new, and the dash board is melting creating everything to stick to it, and also obstructing my view through the windshield on sunny days due to the nature of how shiny it is. It looks like a wet down dash but the reflection is creating very difficult viewing problems on sunny days, due to the glare on the windshield from it. It is very dangerous. I would appreciate this being looked into.

Reported at 11,000 miles, April 2013

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